(moral) backbone; spirit; soul; grit
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
calamity; disaster; accident
foreign country; foreign land; strange land; far-off land
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
dilapidated house; deserted house
things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property
to go past; to pass; to pass by
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
occurrence; happening; taking place; completion
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
three-legged race; cooperation with singleness of purpose (e.g. between companies); operating in tandem
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
citizenship; civic rights; civil rights; widespread acceptance; social recognition; common use
holder (of a record, title, permit, etc.)
freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
rare; strange; odd; peculiar
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk